OF THU1/EEK · 1972. 2. 26. · Hookfoot, Joe Cocker, Tom Scott, Tim Weisberg. The LP will be free to any- one with a voter registration receipt, and will be available at many of

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WHO IN THE WORLD Dunhill's James Gang Have Racked $10 million in Concert Sales, and With Fifth Album, "Straight Shooter," New Members and A New Tour, They're Planning on Increasing That Record. Shown are Group Members Dale Peters, Jim Fox, Dunhill President Jay Lasker, Belkin Management Rep Carl Maduri and Group Member Roy Kenner. See Story Inside.

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FEBRUARY 26, 1972

w JOAN BAEZ, "SONG OF BANGLADESH" (Chandos, -- ASCAP). In her first single for the

label Joan joins George Harrison in expressing concern for the people of Bangladesh in song. Pro-

ceeds will go to them via UNICEF. B/w "Prison Trilogy" (Chandos, ASCAP). A&M 1334.

N etc.,

ELTON JOHN, "TINY DANCER" (Dick James,

BMI). "Levon" got Elton back in the top 40 swing of things and his follow-up is another cut from "Mad- man Across The Water," edited for ease of programming. B/w "Razor Face" (Dick James, BMI). Uni 55318

(MCA).

FERRANTE AND TEICHER, "LOVE THEME FROM

'THE GODFATHER'" (Famous, ASCAP). Piano duo that has long specialized in making movie themes into hit records has the theme from what shapes up as the movie of the year to work with here. Hit! United Art- ists 50895.

NINO ROTA, "LOVE THEME FROM 'THE GOD- FATHER' " (Famous, ASCAP). This version of the already popular movie theme is from the soundtrack and by the composer himself, with Carlo Savina conducting and Tom Mack producing. Also a hit! Paramount 0152 (Famous).

cr HUDSON, "LEAVIN' IT'S OVER" (After Dark, BMI). w a. W W -J N

Label makes its first single a good one. New group's lead singer

sounds somewhat like Graham Nash,

always a good way to sound, and

their style is not unlike CSN&Y as well. Potent top 40 entry. Play-

boy 50001.

MILLIE JACKSON, "ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT"

(Will Du / Bill -Lee; Gaucho'! Belinda, BMI). SoLlstress made a fine first impressioi with her "Child Of God" and furthers it, and her career, with this solid follow-up. Will cross-

over pop from r&b. Spring 123

(Polydor).

JO JO GUNNE, "RUN RUN RUN" (Hollenbeck-

Bulge, BMI). Group keeps its vocals tight and its sound spare. This simple formula is sure to spell

success in the singles game for them. B/w "Take It Easy" (Hollen - beck -Bulge, (WI). Asylum 11003

(Atlantic).

CY COLEMAN, "THEME FROM 'THE GARDEN OF

THE FINZI-CONTINIS' " (Sunbury, ASCAP). From the Vittorio De Sica - directed film that's won the critics' hearts, a lovely theme composed by his son, Manuel De Sica. B/w "Lying Here" (Notable, ASCAP). London 175.

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e NEIL YOUNG, "HARVEST." They say all great z things are worth waiting for, and this is cer- J>o tainly no exception. Besides the smash "Heart

áof Gold," "Alabama" and "Old Man" are shattering. Outstanding achievement. Welcome

back, Neil. Reprise MS 2032.

"CABARET," SOUNDTRACK. With the just released movie receiving across the board rave

reviews, no one can doubt the imminent suc-

cess of this waxed effort. Liza Minnelli will finally get the credit she so richly deserves. Sure hit. ABC ABCD 752.

MICHEL LEGRAND, "'BRIAN'S SONG' THEMES & VARIATIONS." LP is a collection of movie themes composed by the gifted arranger - pianist. Title track from the touching TV film. Also included are "Summer of '42," and "The Windmills of Your Mind." Bell 6071.

HARRY CHAPIN, "HEADS & TALES." New

singer -songwriter making huge splash with the ultimate in musical story -telling. Beautiful ballad feel combined with expert cello. "Taxi," "Any Old Kind of Day," "Dogtown," show true greatness. Elektra 75023.

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In March the Guess Who starts a national tour playing the following dates: March 14, Rock Island, Ill. / March 16, Huntsville, Tex. / March 17, Corpus Christi, Tex. / March 18, Ft. Worth, Tex. / March 19, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 23, Boise, Idaho / March 24, Salem, Ore. / March 25, Seattle, Wash. / March 29-30, Carnegie Hall, N.Y. / April 5, Atlanta, Ga. April 6, Monroe, La. / April 7, Shreveport, La. / April 8, Baton Rouge, La. / April 9, Wichita, Kan. / April 11, Saginaw, Mich. / April 14, Chicago, Ill.

April 15, St. Louis, Mo. / April 18, Fargo, N.D. / April 22, Harrisburg, Pa.

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Re 'Hot Rock's Tape Injunction IS NEW YORK-The New York State Supreme Court, on Feb- ruary 15, 1972, rendered its decision, wherein it found that ABKCO Records, Inc., was entitled to a preliminary injunction, restraining Atlantic Re- cording Corp., and Ampex Corporation from producing, selling, offering for sale, or distributing the tape version of an album entitled "The Rolling Stones Hot Rocks 1964-1971," pending an immediate trial.

In its decision, the Court stated that ABKCO has ade- quately demonstrated that At- lantic's proposed identical Hot Rocks release had appropriated performances from ABKCO's tape album and that ABKCO is entitled to be protected against such unauthorized use of its album.

The Court stated that its order would provide for an early trial and a timetable of rea- sonable pre-trial disclosure.

Chess ¡Janus Distribs Jay -Walking

N E W YORK - Marvin Schlachter, president of Chess/ Janus Records, announced last week a distribution agreement with Jay -Walking Records, headed by Clarence Lawton. Jay -Walking artists the Con- tinental Four were recently on the charts with "How Can I

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A&M's Voter Registration Album

HOLLYWOOD - In an at- tempt to motivate young people to register and vote, Executive Vice President Gil Friesen announced last week that A&M Records will be releasing a special double LP record set to be used as an incentive item for the voter registration campaign. The LP, which will be distributed in early March, contains select cuts from A&M's recent releases, featuring such artists as Cat Stevens and the Carpenters.

Also on the LP will be Paul Williams, Shawn Phillips, Jim Carroll, Mimi & Tom, Marc Benno, Rita Coolidge, Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, Billy Preston, Gary Wright, Jim Price, Chilliwack, Earthquake, Hookfoot, Joe Cocker, Tom Scott, Tim Weisberg.

The LP will be free to any- one with a voter registration receipt, and will be available at many of the voter registration booths, or through the mail.

"I think that the best way we can help the voter registration campaign is through our music," Friesen commented. "There are 25 million unregis- tered voters between the ages of 18-24 years of age in the country today, and if there is anything we can do to make them aware of their opportun- ity to register and vote in the next election, we shall do so."

Friesen also mentioned that A&M would be releasing a spe -


Spence Berland Heading Record World Coast Office

NEW YORK-Record World announces, effective immediately, the appointment of Spence Berland as its West Coast Manager.

For the past year Berland has been Polydor Records' Di- rector of Advertising and Sales Merchandising.

Prior to that he spent two years with Record World in an Advertising Sales capacity. This followed an 11 -year stint in broadcasting.

Announced simultaneously is the appointment of Lee Cador- ette as West Coast Advertising

Spence Berland

Assistant. Miss Cadorette had been associated with Berland at Polydor.

Cullen Exec VP of In last week's issue of Record

World, it was incorrectly reported that Sal Iannucci had been named Vice President of Playboy Records. In actuality, Bob Cullen, Executive Vice

Playboy Records President of Playboy Records and Music, is operating head of the record and music companies and Iannucci's position is Vice President and Director of En- tertainment of Playboy Enter- prises.

Klein Looking To Acquire Apple ! NEW YORK - Allen Klein, President of ABKCO Indus- tries, Inc., announced at the Annual Meeting of Stockhold- ers, which was held on Febru- ary 15, 1972, that ABKCO was discussing with George Harri- son, John Lennon and Ringo Starr the possibility of acquir- ing their respective interests in Apple Corps Ltd. totaling 75%. Harrison, Lennon and Starr will, within the next two weeks, make an offer to Paul McCart- ney, the remaining stockholder of Apple Corps Ltd., for their acquisition of his interests

(25'c ) of such Company. Klein stated that should Mr.

McCartney's share be acquired by the remaining individuals, ABKCO Industries, Inc. would pursue negotiations towards the acquisition of the full 100% interest of Apple Corps Ltd.

No assurance can be given that such transactions will be concluded.

Further action taken at the Stockholder's Meeting of ABKCO Industries, Inc. was the re-election of Klein, Joel Silver and Henry L. Newfeld to the Board of Directors.

RCA, TMI In World-wide Deal

NEW YORK-RCA Records and TMI have announced the signing of a contract whereby RCA Records will manufacture and market product produced by TMI throughout the world.

Announcement was made jointly last week by Rocco La - ginestra, President of RCA Records, and Jerry Williams, President of TMI, the Mem- phis -based recording organization.

Laginestra said, "TMI is a most respected recording organization with a fine and con- stantly growing roster of artists. We are very happy for this association which we are certain will be mutually bene- ficial."

Williams said, "The time had come for us to expand the world-wide outlets for our records and artists, and it is our feeling that RCA's tremendous distribution organization, both in this country and abroad, will give our recorded entertainment the biggest possible

exposure around the world." Under the terms of the

agreement, TMI product will be released in the U. S. and those countries abroad where its trademark is recognized, on its own label; in other nations, the product will be released on the RCA label.

The TMI label was started in 1970 by Williams and Steve Cropper at the Trans Maximus Studio in Memphis. In addition to these two, TMI now has the following names associated with its label: Tommy Cogbill, producer; Ronnie Capone, en- gineer; Glen Spreen, special project productions and ar- ranging; Ewell Roussell, co- ordinator of sales and promotion, and James E. Eikner, Jr., general counsel.

Kinney Now WCI Kinney Services has changed

its corporate title to Warner Communications Inc.

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Noonan Polydor Marketing Head ® NEW YORK-Jerry Schoen - baum, President of Polydor, has announced the appointment of Tom Noonan as the head of marketing for Polydor and its affiliate labels.

A veteran of over 20 years of experience in the record industry, Noonan's most recent position was as Vice -President of Sales with Ivy Hill's Record Division.

Prior to his association with Ivy Hill, Nonnan had been Vice - President and General Manager at Metromedia, and spent several years as Assistant Execu- tive Vice -President at Mo- town, and as National Promo- tion Director with Columbia Records.

Noonan is a graduate of Se - ton Hall University, and re- sides in New Jersey with his wife and two children.

The appointment is effective immediately, with Noonan reporting to Jerry Schoenbaum.

Cy Leslie 1972 ADL Humanitarian

NEW YORK - With more than 500 leaders of the music world and record industry looking on, Cy Leslie, Chairman of the Board of Pickwick Inter- national, Incorporated, was honored at a testimonial luncheon in the ballroom of the Ho- tel Pierre Wednesday, Feb. 16.

The occasion was the annual luncheon of the Anti -Defama- tion League Appeal's Music and Performing Arts Division, held in conjunction with the Music and Performing Arts Lodge of B'nai B'rith.

Sam Goody, President and Chairman of the Board of Sam Goody. Incorporated, was Divi- sion Chairman.

Floyd Glinert, Vice President of Shorewood Packaging Corpo- ration and President of the B'nai B'rith Lodge, presided as luncheon chairman.

The presentation of the Anti - Defamation League's Lion of Judah Award was made to Les- lie by Stanley M. Gortikov,

Clive Davis. President of Co- lumbia Records, introduced the principal speaker, U.S. Senator Walter F. Mondale of Minne- sota, who spoke on the need for Federal legislation to protect America's deprived and neg- lected children. Arnold Forster, General Counsel of the Anti - Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, talked about the Lea- gue's program and activities. Forster was introed by Jack Grossman of Grossman Enter- prises.

Klenfner Columbia Contemporary Promo Mgr.

NEW YORK - Steve Popo- vich, Director, National Pro- motion has announced the appointment of Mike Klenfner to the position of National Pro- motion Manager, Contemporary Product.

Klenfner will be responsible to Popovich for the planning, development and direction of all FM/Rock product promotion. In addition to these duties he will work closely with un- derground artists and their managers in support of the artists' appearances and tours in order to gain maximum exposure for these artists and their product.

Klenfner, who was in charge of Production and Stage for the Fillmore East, was most recently Music Director/Disc

Jockey at WNEW-FM. He managed the Beach Boys

during their recent re-emer- gence.

Songwriters Hall of Fume Name Three Officers; Board Members Announced

New YORK-Three new officers and three new members of the board of directors have been named by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, according to Johnny Mercer, President of the organization. These new op- eratives have already assumed their duties and with the balance of the Hall of Fame management, are now directing all efforts to the planning of the second annual awards banquet and show, to be held May 15 at the Hotel Americana, New York.

Appointed to new officer posts are Oscar Brand, as a vice president; Jerry Leiber, as assistant secretary; and Russell Sanjek, director of public affairs. These men will now serve with the balance of the officers, which list includes Leonard Feist and Robert Sour, vice presidents; Edward Elis- cu, secretary; George Hoffman, treasurer; Paul Ackerman, executive director and Abe 01 - man, managing director. in ad -

Mike Klenfner

dition to Mercer. New Board members include

Irving Caesar, Hal David and Burton Lane, who join Acker- man, Stanley Adams, Eliscu, Feist, John Hammond, Hoff- man, Gerald Marks Mercer, Howard S. Richmond, Sour and William B. Williams on the Board.

The next meeting of the board will be held in New York on Wednesday afternoon, Feb- ruary 23.

Keith at Ampex Robert L. Keith has been

named treasurer -controller of Ampex Corporation, it was announced by John P. Buchan, Executive Vice President. In his new position, Keith as- sumes the duties of Controller in addition to his former duties as Treasurer.

He replaces Walter P. Weber, Vice President, Finance, who has resigned.

Len Smith Appointed Fantasy/Galaxy Controller II I,ERKELEY, CALIF. - Len Smith has been appointed controller of Fantasy/Galaxy Rec- ord Company, according to an announcement made last week by Saul Zaentz, president.

A graduate of the Business Administration school of Boston University, Smith is a veteran of the national public account- ing firm of Arthur Anderson &

Co., with varied experience in record company business struc- ture.

He has been with Fantasy since June when he joined as a Production Assistant on the feature film, "Payday," starring Rip Torn.

In his new position, Smith will work directly under and with Fantasy vice president - Finance, Frank Noonan.

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S1GN THE

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ONLY ROCK GROUP IN THE WORLD THAW DOESN'T NEED MUSIC.

New single length cuts for AM play!

Live comedy from their famous avant-garde

religious radio series!

All-star cast! Including Hideo Camp! Don 0.0' I/anni!

Prince Arcturus! Whole Earth Bill! The small animal administration!

2 idiots!

The Firesign Theatre is unique in American humor,and we think this album will be the one to bring them to a far larger audience than they've ever had.

And on almost nothing but word-of- mouth, they've already got an incredibly wide-ranging audience. Ed Ward said in The New York Times, "Once you've heard one Firesign album, you want to hear them all."

KG 31099 A specially priced 2 -record set

29 new and different far-out funnies in a

2 -record set!

All singing! A/l dancing! Animals! Vegetables! Minerals!

Now, at last, there's a Firesign album any station can play on the radio-short cuts, long ones,Top 40 and MOR cuts.

The sound of Firesign coming through an AM speaker will be a joy to us,to the boys themselves, and to millions of fine folks all over America.

It will no doubt be a joy to you, too.

THEIR NEW ALBUM "DEAR FRIENDS"

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Dunhill's James Gang Ride Toward Bigger Takes N HOLLYWOOD - In the an- nals of rock and roll, the James Gang will be remembered as one of the phenomena.

During their formative years, without the benefit of agency or management, the J am e s Gang spread their name and reputation throughout Ohio and its five neighboring states, which serve as the nucleus of their success and their home base.

Onto this scene came Belkin Management and a recording contract with ABC/Dunhill Rec- ords. Under the dynamic direction of Mike Belkin, (who, with brother Jules, is among the largest concert promoters in the U.S.) the James Gang has since spread their f am e throughout the world, result- ing in capacity houses at such notable auditoriums as Carne- gie Hall in N.Y. and the Lyceum Theatre in London. Since their inception some three and a half years ago the James Gang has grossed 10,000,000 dollars in concert earnings alone.

Contiguous with this box office success, the James Gang has recorded four albums for ABC/Dunhill. And since their very first album for that label, they have never been off the charts. In more substantial terms, each of their four albums, "Yer Album," "The James Gang Rides Again," "Thirds" and "The James Gang Live at Carnegie Hall" have sold in excess of 300,000 copies, with "The James Gang Rides Again" having been certified RIAA gold.

"Straight Shooter" With their fifth LP, "Straight

Shooter," and a now -in -progress national tour, The James Gang are debuting themselves anew. For the gang has undergone a minor face lift. They have ex- panded their personnel for the benefit of the group, and are proceeding full -tilt towards a new and progressive sound.

The new additions to the James Gang are Don Troiano on lead guitar and Roy Kenner on lead vocals. Both Roy and Don hail from Canada, and they share a friendship that has lasted for 17 years. Over the course of these years, they have shared in the small and large successes of a number of groups, among them, Mandala and Bush.

Kenner and Troiano are in the foreground, while Jim Fox (drums) and Dale Peters (bass

Steve Kahn to RCA Field Promo

NEW YORK - Steve Kahn has been appointed a Field Pro- motion Representative for RCA Records. He will work in New York City and State, Connecti- cut and New Jersey.

Kahn's appointment was announced last week by RCA's Di- rector, Promotion, Frank Man- cini, who noted that Kahn will be working with RCA's New York Field Promotion Repre- sentative, Nat LaPatin.

Kahn, a former disc jockey and musician, was with Inter- national Recotape Corp. for a year and a half before joining RCA. While with IRC he did local promotion in New York. Prior to that he was New York State Promotion Manager with Liberty Records.

Kahn lives in Long Island with his wife and eleven -month old daughter.

Steve Kahn

NARAS Stars The Carpenters, Kris Kris-

tofferson and Anthony Newly are the first presenters to be signed for the 14th Annual Grammy Awards ceremonies March 14.

guitar) supply the rhythmic support - a trademark of the gang's music.

To sum it all up, the James Gang are four musicians who have worked hard to get where they are. They have achieved success, not through a flash single in the Top 40, but from a loyal following which continues to grow through the years.

Dick Rising

Joins M GM MGM Record Corp. has an-

nounced the appointment of Dick Rising to a newly created executive post which combines the responsibility for their international operation with a variety of domestic administrative areas. He will function as Director of Administrative Services.

Rising's most recent stint was with Revell, Inc., as Inter- national Marketing Director. Prior to that he held a similar post with Capitol Records, Inc., from 1960 to 19631. He head- quartered in Frankfurt and Paris for two years as that diskery's European Director re- turning in 1966 as VP and Gen- eral Manager of Capitol Rec- ords International Corp. From 1952 to 1960 Rising held several domestic administrative and marketing positions.

Rising will report to Bill Burdsal, VP of Administra- tion.

Piccolo, Jamieson To Col Branches

NEW YORK - Paul Smith, newly appointed Regional Sales Director for Columbia's North- east Region, has announced the promotion of Ron Piccolo and Robert Jamieson to the positions of Branch Sales Manag- ers for the New York and Min- neapolis Branches, respectively.

Piccolo and Jamieson will be responsible to Smith for the supervision of all sales and promotion activities in their markets.

Piccolo joined Columbia in 1962 and has held the position of Operations Manager in the Rochester and Chicago Branch- es. Most recently he served as Branch Sales Manager for Min- neapolis.

Jamieson joined Columbia in 1968 as a Sales Trainee and was recently Field Sales Man- ager in New York,

Mathis - Fuller HOLLYWOOD-Jerry Fuller

has returned to produce Johnny Mathis for Columbia Records and their first new projects together will include "Brian's Song," to which Mathis has ex- clusive rights on the Lyrics, "This Way Mary," from Mary Queen of Scotts and "Remem- ber the Good" written by Mick- ey Newberry.

Gordon Columbia Mgr., Retail Advtsg

NEW YORK - Julian Rice, newly appointed Associate Di- rector of Retail Advertising Development for Columbia Rec- ords, has announced the appointment of Bob Gordon to the position of Manager, Re- tail Advertising.

In his new position, Gordon will be responsible for the supervision of the production of all retail advertising and sales promotion materials and the coordination of these efforts with the Columbia Field Sales organization. In addition, he will assist Rice in the on -going exploration and development of new retail advertising media.

Prior to this position, Gor- don was Advertising Director for TVB Mail Order Associates in Philadelphia and was associated with Franklin Music, also in Philadelphia.

ABKCO Revenues, First 1/4 Earnings

NEW YORK - ABKCO In- dustries, Inc. has announced results of its operations, on an unaudited basis, for the first quarter ended December 31, 1971, with revenues of $2,562,- 000 and earnings of $158,000 or 12¢ per share.

This compares to revenues of $3,485,000 and earnings of $464,000 or 36e per share for the corresponding period in 1970. All per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the special 3% stock dividend paid in February 1972.

A 11 financial information should be read together with footnotes (a) and (b) which describe pending litigation and the possible effect of such litigation upon ABKCO.

Frank Sinatra's Brief `Comeback'

HOLLYWOOD - For the first time since his retirement from show business last June, Frank Sinatra reported to a Hollywood soundstage (Feb. 18) to film several motion picture and television short commer- cials for two charities.

The first will be for the Na- tional Society for the Preven- tion of Blindness. He is the group's Sight -Saving Chairman this year. The second will be for the National Easter Seal Society.

Sinatra will film various length spots for each organization and return to Palm Springs that afternoon.

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CLIMAX BLUES BAND-Sire 358 (Polydor) HEY MAMA (Chrysalis, ASCAP) l;ockin' blues band gets better with each release. Track off the new "Tightly Knit" album has a loose, alive feel and merits a real top 40 shot.

THE ISLEY BROTHERS-T-Neck 934 (Buddah) LAY AWAY (Triple Three, BMI) These brothers three rank with the longest running acts in the r&business and discs like this one are the reasons why. Together.

DONNY HATHAWAY-Atco 6880 LITTLE GHETTO BOY (Kuumba, ASCAP)

Cut from the artist's sparkling new "Live" album provides topical commen- tary of the sort that should be heard via the r&b route.

PAUL KANTNER-Grunt 0503 (RCA) SUNFIGHTER (god tunes, BMI) GRACE SLICK-CHINA (Mole, BMI) The Edwin Hawkins Singers lend vocal support on the title track from the Kantner and Slick album. Flip is Grace's song about their baby daughter.

SAFT-Polydor 15035 PEOPLE IN MOTION (Intersong, ASCAP) Scandinavian group has a real hit pros- pect in its first release for the Ameri- can market. The sound is top 40 to a T.

THE WACKERS-Elektra 45772 OH MY LOVE (Maclen, BMI) The Wackers enter into competition with (the) Lettermen on this John and Yoko composed love song. For MOR, with top 40 crossover a definite possibility.

DR. HOOK AND THE MEDICINE SHOW- Columbia 45562 SYLVIA'S MOTHER (Evil Eye, BMI) Group impressed with "Last Morning." Follow-up, again from the pen of Shel Silverstein, should score. From just released first album.

JONAH THOMPSON-Friday 101 DEVIL IN MY HOME (Jonah Thompson, BMI) I MUST BE STRONG (Jonah Thompson, BMI) New label bows with a singer out of the Clyde McPhatter mold who writes as well as he sings.` Auspicious beginning. Listen up!

. CODY-Atco 6874 I BELONG WITH YOU (Ming, BMI) Odd combination of pop -rock style vocal and harmonica punctuation makes this side stand out a bit above the pack. Could be. Try some.

ALL THE PEOPLE-Blue Candle 1494 WISH I HAD A GIRL LIKE YOU (Sherlyn, BMI) A F001 IN LOVE (Sherlyn, BMI) Group features the lead vocal of Robert Moore and he's as solid a soul singer as has come along of late. Check this one out.

SLADE-Cotillion 44150 LOOK WOT YOU DUN (January, BMI) Hit British group has yet to hit with any impact that side of the Atlantic, but maybe this time. They need exposure. Chas. Chandler produced.

SINGLE PICKS SONG OF THE WEEK

JOHNNY MATHIS-Columbia 45559 DIONNE WARWICKE-Warner Bros. 7560 IF WE ONLY HAVE LOVE (Hill & Range, BMI)

Two recording veterans have selected the same, beautiful prayer -song as their newest single, but each does it in his/her distinctive style and, perhaps, radio people should find it in their hearts to program both renditions. Worthy listening.

ROBERTA FLACK-Atlantic 2864 TIE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE (Storm King, EMI) Label reaches back to Roberta's debut album for her follow-up to "Will You Love Me Tomorrow." It's Ewan Mac- Coll's beautiful ballad.

BOBBY GOLDSBORO-United Artists 50891 CALIFORNIA WINE (Detail, BMI) Bobby's latest is his best in awhile and he wrote it himself. MOR for sure, but this story song stands a shot top 40 too.

BILLY JOE ROYAL-Columbia 45557 THE FAMILY (Hurley -Wilkins, BMI) LATER (Fullness, BMI) Billy Joe's single -most -likely in quite some time tells of the breakdown of a family. There will be those who relate. May their number decrease. Good song.

JENNIFER-Reprise 1070 THESE DAYS (Nina, BMI) LAST SONG (White, ASCAP) Jennifer's got a fine Jackson Browne tune to work with on her label debut and she does it up finé. John Cale produced.

THE POOH-Date 1678 (Columbia) I'LL CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND ME (April, ASCAP) Disc marks the return of a label and the debut of a group whose name does not accurately reflect its sound. Bee Gees -like pop -rock.

THOMAS AND RICHARD FROST-' Uni 55320 (MCA) GOT TO FIND YHE LIGHT

(MCA/Lion's Roar aft Tons of Fun, ASCAP) ST. PETERSBURGH (MCA/Lion's Roar and Tons of Fun, ASCAP) Duo's sound is unmistakably in the Simon & Garfunkel folk-rock groove and, as such, fills the gap left by that pair's split-up.

THE SEARCHERS-RCA 0652 LOVE IS EVERYWHERE (Rak, ASCAP) AND A BUTTON (Irving, BMI) Group that hit during the early days of the great British invasion of 1964 still turns out a good pop -rocker from time to time. Nice work.

BAY CITY ROLLERS-Bell 169 KEEP ON DANCING (Arc/Press, BMI) ALRIGHT (Mainstay, BMI) The Gentry's dancer and prancer is revived and sounds as light and lively as ever. But does anybody still do the Jerk?

PAUL KELLY-Warner Bros. 7558 DIRT (Tree, BMI)

Soul man, who hit some time back with "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord," comes back strong in his label bow. Stronger than dirt?

CAROL HALL-Elektra 45769 THANK YOU BABE (Daniel, BMI)

This should be the song that communi- cates the special nature of this song - writing singer's talent to the public at large. Charming.

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER-Cotillion 44151 NUTROCKER (Room Seven, BMI) THE GREAT LAKES OF KIEV (TRO-Total, BMI)

Splashy live version of the Kim Fowled "Nutcracker Suite" adaptation that was a hit for B. Bumble & the Stinger- early in the 1960s. Like, longhair.

CHRIS SMITHERS-Poppy 90109 (UA) DOWN IN THE FLOOD (Dwarf, ASCAP) LONESOME GEORGIA BROWN

(Poppy/ Homunculus, ASCAP) Philadelphia favorite in a rocking run- through of a soon -to -be better known Dylan basement classic. From forth- coming new album.

LIONEL HAMPTON & THE INNER CIRCLE- Brunswick 55470 THEM CHANGES (Miles Ahead/Three Bridges, ASCAP)

Jazz veteran has a new label affiliation. His first for the waxworks is a spirited rendering of Buddy Miles' signature song. Good vibes.

THE STAIRSTEPS-Buddah 291 HUSH CHILD (Etude, BMI)

Group's quest to regain the "Ooh Child" magic touch may have come to an end with this one. Tony Camille wrote, arranged and produced.

KIM CARNES-Amos 166 (Bell) ROZETTA JOHNSQN-Clintone 007 (Atlantic) TO LOVE SOMEBODY' (Nenperor, BMI) The big Bee Gees hit of several yeaJ;s ago is revived, twice. Once, the Kim Carnes disc, as a pop -rocker for MOR and top 40 consumption. And again, in the case of the Rozetta Johnson side, as a blues shout for the r&b market. Each is fine, of its kind.

KRIS PETERSON-Stormy Forest 663 (MGM) PROMISE (Thetatwins & Stormy Forest, ASCAP) HARD SOMETIMES (Thetatwins & Stormy Forest, ASCAP) Young songstress has a fresh, vital sound that should be heard. Her debut disc promises even better things to come. She's real fine.

WILLIE JOHNSON-Cat 501 BETWEEN THE LINES (Sherlyn, BMI) IT'S GOT TO BE TONIGHT (Sherlyn, BMI) Label responsible for Little Beaver's "Joey" sounds out to establish itself with gritty, funky r&b. That's what this is.

JULIE BUDD-RCA 300 DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE AWAY (Leeds/M&M, ASCAP) Tony Hatch arranged, conducted, produced and had a hand in the writing of this bouncy ditty from her first album for the label.



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HUDSON Playboy PH 102 (RCA). It turns out the States have a trio of brothers with writing talent and performing ability comparable to Australia - England's Bee Gees. They're Hudson-. Bill, Mark and Brett-and they're among the first cluster of artists from Playboy Records. The music is soft and dreamy much of the time, but not all.

BABBACOMBE LEE FAIRPORT CONVENTION-A&M SP4333 British troubadours have set out to tell the entire story of one-time convicted murderer, John Lee, the man they couldn't hang. Music re-creates the feeling of the times (1885-1907). The story itself, while extensively biographical, is included in the package. History stu- dents rejoice

RATCHELL RATCHELL-MCA DL7-5330. New group comes to us from the se- cluded depths of Malibu's Ramirez Canyon. They bring a soft, distinctive style of mellow rock, specializing in acoustics with numerous Harrison -like lead guitar riffs. "Julie, My Love," great commercial possibility. Interest- ing booklet included.

TINY ALICE TINY ALICE-Kama Sutra KSBS 2046. Funky, nostalgic look of Honky Tonk New York City of the early 30's. Good horn work by Norman Tischler, and extraordinary fiddle playing by Randy Benson captures spirit of an era where nothing seemed to go right. Package reminiscent of garish oversized match book. Burn, baby, burn.

DOCTOR HOOK Columbia C 30898. Here are the guys who made such a nice showing on the soundtrack of "Who is Harry Kellerman and Why . . . ?" For the album, Shel Silverstein has written all the songs and they have played their butts cff. There should be plenty here for buyers to latch on to, including singles.

HOWARD TATE Atlantic SD 8303. Howard Tate has been making his pres- ence felt on the music scene for a long, dues -paying time and maybe this label switch to Atlantic will be the move that has a meaning all its own. The sound is rhythm and blues -pop, and, as produced by r&b-pop heavy Jerry Ragovoy, it counts.

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I CAPRICORN SHIRLEY BASSEY-UA UAS-5565 Don't you think it's time we ceased mentioning James Bond in the same breath with this outstanding artist? It gets silly, and we're all guilty of it. The beautiful lady sings with flawless perfection and this effort is among her best. Striking arrangements by Johnny Harris.

LETTERMEN 1 LETTERMEN-Capitol SW -11010. No, it's not their first LP. It's just their first with the new name. The sound remains as crisp as always, and the material is drawn from the likes of Lennon, McCartney, Hoyt Axton and Paul Williams. Group has uncanny ability of moving in the right direction.

A GIFT OF SONG THE SANDPIPERS-A&M SP 4328. The Sandpipers are crooners with a past, present and future. Here they glide ever - so -softly through songs of fairly recent vintage. Among the pretties made even prettier are "If," "Never My Love," "Never Can Say Goodbye," "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" and "An Old Fashioned Love Song."

THIS TIME CASSIETTA GEORGE- 4udio Arts AAS 7001. Cassietta George, in her first album in too long a time, shuttles back and forth between ballads and gospel songs. The gal sings out like she means it and her meaning it could mean business. High- lights include "Jesus Loves Me" and the album title tune. The Cassettes are the back-up group.

THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE THE PERSUADERS- Win Or Lose SD 33-387 (Atlantic) Premier r&b vocal group seems to put it all together for their first LP effort. Giant selling single (title track) is there to enjoy with all cuts co -penned by the Poindexters. Listen especially to the rocking "You Musta Put Some- thing In Your Love." Outstanding cut. THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS EARTHA KITT-Stanyen 10037. Here's a rarity. An album brimming with evergreens-la creme de la creme of songs. Ellington, Porter, Weill, Mercer, Arlen and Harburg. Eartha Kitt is the thrush and thrilling she is, especially on "When the World Was Young." Some- where there must be a market for this excellence.

COVEN MGM SE 4801. Coven made plenty of likeable noise with their "One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)" single, and the robustness of that cut turns out to be no exception to the rule. The group lays down a hard sound throughout this gusty package, that includes originals and "Jailhouse Rock." Good stuff.




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Every artist on Playboy is a big name. All three of them. After all, it's not every day you start a new record company. And it's not every day you sign three artists like Tim Rose, Hudson, and Jim Sullivan.

So, for the next three months, we're going all out. February. ME rch and April are Tim Rose, Hudson, and Jim Sullivan months at Playboy. During those months, we'll be doing some of the mostextensi\re and extravagant merchandising and promotion you've seen in some time. It's sort of our 1972 version of the old `Artist of the Month" promotion. Only with three artists and three months, it's bound to be three times as good.

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the sheer maniac intensity of Rose's singing." That's what one British critic wrote

about Tim Rose. And, if preliminary reactions mean anything, we

expect critics and public alike are going to delight in Tim's new

album. (Rose aficionados, you'll remember, are a loyal bunch that can

be found anywhere from London to San Francisco.) Produced in London,

by áary Wright (of Spooky Tooth fame), this album includes new originals by

the man who wrote for artists like Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and The Grateful Dead,

to name a few. We think this is Tim's best ever.

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Bach's back e got him.

"The Spirit Is Willing" 74-0658 is the very same vocal version of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" that is now sweeping England.

"The Spirit Is Willing" 74-0658 as performed by Peter Straker and The Hands of Doctor Teleny is already 1441 on the English charts (less than three weeks after its release.)

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George Harrison awakens the youth conscience about Bangladesh! Earl Scruggs sings for Gene McCarthy in Nashville! WABX Detroit registers 16,000 new voters in Detroit! Creedence Clearwater Revival flies to New York and back to Los Angeles at their own expense to

perform in a 12 -hour peace concert at Shea Stadium. Peter Yarrow plays in front of a courthouse for the opening of the conspiracy trials in Harrisburg of Phil Berrigan et al! These and hundreds of other performers "for free" have slowly begun to change the face of popular music in our country. The meaning is clear! The message is strong and hopeful. Performers are beginning to live what they sing. As the communicators of the "new consciousness" or the "greening of America" (or all of us, for that matter), they have long had the responsibility that their gigantic forum provides. With millions of young people listening, the question remains, "What do you have to say?" "Bubble gum" music has all but vanished and real words have begun to be sung and spoken. "Let's be alive and sense one another!", they sing. "Let's have peace and stop killing each other." "Let's stop playing roles." "Let's love one another." "Let's find some sort of spiritual center in our lives." But the proclamation of real truth has not

been enough, and it is now clear that the words are empty, if the performers do not respect what they were sayinz in their own lives.

Their credibility was on the line-to their audiences . . . and to themselves!

Empty-headed praise of stars is over. Hollywood isolation has become an outdated hipness. And in the meantime, the nation is clearly bursting with problems too long swept under the carpet! Without announcement or self -praise, the Beach Boys, B. B. King, John Kay, Poco, Creedence, and other members of the "rock establishment" have begun to join those who were already there. These include Richie Havens, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger (the father of commitment), Odetta, Peter Paul & Mary and many others who had seen the "handwriting on the wall" many years before at the Newport Folk Festival or in the Selma and Montgomery marches with Martin Luther King, Jr. And so it is that music now has become a social or political act. Music ain't free any more than the shoe shining is free! And certainly not if not free given! And the political events, in turn, frequently find their resonant chord when the music is sung, as was the case in the 1969 November 16 march in Washington when the speeches were politely received, but the "real" moments were personified in the quarter of a million peace signs waving in time to John Lennon's "Give Peace A Chance," sung by Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul and Mary, Reverend Kilpatrick and Mitch Miller! It is true that performers today can no longer be uninvolved in people, in suffering, in hunger, in the second-class citizenship of some in our country, in pollution-any more than I can! For if we are trying to make a decent open forum in radio, and to clean up the bureaucratic inequities (as we see them), so it is true that we, too, see the vision of a better country and recognize the fundamental role that performers can play and are playing in the changing of it. And we further ask for the energetic support of efforts of performers by radio stations and by record companies. None of us can afford to sing one way and live another! Therefore, we are creating a new service in this column, Money Music. It shall be one which affirms and helps to bring us closer to whatever vision we may individually or collectively possess. And if we criticize without mincing words, realize that this, too, is part of the process. Each week, we shall list "free" performances by artists-non-political or political . . . we shall have, in effect, a new "top 40" listing. It will include: benefits by performers for

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Garrett `Dwarf Giant LOS ANGELES - "Just as

there is good music and bad music. There is good dwarf music and bad dwarf music."

That's the opinion of Snuff Garrett.

For the uninitiated, "dwarf music" in the Garrett lexicon translates into "buggle gum" music.

Garrett readily admits to having both produced and published plenty of pop "dwarf music" in the last decade. As well as his share of "good pop music." As to the distinction between the two, he admits that sometimes "you pass the line from one to the other in the music business without knowing it at the time.

"Sometimes," he adds, "you start out to produce some `dwarf music' and you suddenly realize that it's good music. And vice versa. And sometimes no matter what you have in mind in the beginning, it just doesn't turn out. You've produced a dud."

Although the walls of his recently acquired office on Sunset Boulevard are crowded with gold records, Snuff's the first to admit that he has no secret formula for producing successes. "If I did, I would have told all in my memoirs, published the book myself and taken myself back to Texas because all the fun would have disappeared from the business. Producing duds is no fun, but seeing a hit build and grow beyond computer calculations to unexpected heights is about the second most exciting experience in life. For the first most exciting, use your imaginations."

This being the case, Garrett has experienced some pretty exciting times in the past weeks wth the phenomenal, number one success of Cher's Kapp single, "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves." Snuff's future will also provide some exciting experiences via the upcoming Sonny and Cher album as well as additional Cher single product.

Snuff's success with Cher is all the sweeter because it's one of the first projects he completed after actively going back into the music business. Before that, Snuff had taken the first pro- longed vacation of his life after selling his former companies to a conglomerate.

Snuff Garrett Productions was started in 1965 with the simple philosophy that he would record and publish music that he liked -that gave him a "kick in the pants," that had some special appeal. "It isn't something you can verbalize into my formula for what constitutes successful pop music. It's just a gut re- action."

But he does have one strict rule he follows with almost religious fevor : there's no such thing as a trend in pop music. The sound and the emotional re- action it will produce is the most important element, not what music bag it's in.

To this end, Garrett has produced over 30 top ten records and many albums, 12 on the best selling charts in 1967 alone.

He has produced records for such diverse talents as Jerry Lewis, Gary Lewis, Bobby Vee, Walter Brennan, Brian Hyland, Gene McDaniels, Julie London, Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burn - ette, Ray Conniff, Trini Lopez, John Davidson and others.

In the field of "concept" albums, he produces the successful series of "Midnight Strings" LPs and "Tommy Garrett and his Fifty Guitars," which alone has pressed 31 albums all of which have been on the best selling charts. (Tommy is his real name.)

In the publishing area, his companies have published the Sonny Curtis "The Straight Life"; Gary Puckett and the Union Gap's "Young Girl" and "Over You"; The Vogues' "Turn Around, Look At Me" and "My Special Angel," all major sell- ers.

Although he cannot read music, Snuff has also written such hits as "Everybody Loves A Clown," "She's Just My Style" and "Night Has A Thousand Eyes."

Now that Snuff's self-imposed exile from the business is over, he has many plans for his Gar- rett Music Enterprises, which currently includes both his production company as well as ASCAP and BMI publishing (and administration) wings.

He's toying with the idea of starting his own record company just for closers.

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Columbia's Dr. Hook and the Medi- cine Show surround Record World's Tony Lawrence (seated in striped pants) during a promo visit in connection with their just - released new album, "Dr. Hook." Guys are making the rounds all around.

Japan Weather Columbia's Weather Report,

comprised of award -winning musicians Miroslav Vitious, Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, recently celebrated their first anniversary together by bringing their unique and exciting brand of progressive music to Japan during a nine -day tour that saw them playing sold -out houses in To- kyo, Osaka and Sapporo to standing voations. The Japa- nese tour followed on the heels of two successful European tours.

Their concluding Japanese date was so successful that it was recorded, and plans to include it in their next Columbia album are in the works.

While in Japan, the Columbia group was awarded the presti- gious Swing Journal "Grand Prix," a gold record awarded for winning their "Album of the Year" critics' and readers' polls. They were also lauded as "Best Selling Jazz Album" of the year, and for being "Best Band of the Year."

Elton John Concerts LONDON-Concert dates in

England and Scotland will help serve as warm-up for Elton John's projected pre -summer tour of the United States, beginning Friday, February 19, at Lancaster University.

Also scheduled: February 23 -Exeter University; 24-Wat- ford Town Hall; 26-Waltham Forest Technical College; in Scotland, March 1-Music Hall, Aberdeen; 2-Caird Hall, Dun- dee; 3-Kelvin Hall, Glasgow; 4-Empire Theatre, Edinburgh.

These are in addition to char- ity concert appearances on February 20 and 27, when John will headline to raise funds for the National Youth Theatre, at the Shaw Theatre, Euston Road, London.

Prine Tour NEW YORK - John Prine

has resumed his personal ap- pearance schedule following a recent operation.

Prine will appear at the Ty- rone Guthrie Theatre, Minne- apolis, Minn. (Feb. 5) ; Sand Stone State Prison, Minneapo- lis, Minn. (6) ; Nugget, Roches- ter, N.Y. (10-12) ; Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. (18) ; Bristol Bay Trading Co., Cal State College, Long Beach (19) ; Marvelous Marv's, Denver, Colo. (21-26) ; Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Mon- ica, Calif. (March 3-4) ; Earl of Old Town, Chicago (14-18) and Tulagi's, Boulder, Colo. (20-25).

Brian's Album

Larry Uttal, l'resident of Bell Rec- ords (left), presents the first copy of the "Brian's Song" album by Michel Legrand to Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears. Sayer's friendship with teammate Brian Piccolo has been the basis of an enormous- ly successful made -for -tv movie which has now gone into theatri- cal release, two best-selling books, and a current hit single by Michel Legrand, who wrote the tune and performed it on the original soundtrack Bell reports unusually heavy advance orders on the album.

Goose Creek Gigs Goose Creek Symphony (Cap-

itol) whose recently released single "(Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz" is now moving up in the charts, is completing a month -long tour of colleges throughout the south putting the finishing touches on new material in an- ticipation of recording their third album during the month of March.

Goose Creek, who played for the N.E.C. gathering in Kansas City, Mo. last week completes the 17 date tour with shows at V.P.I., Blacksburg, Va. (18) ; Limestone College, Gaffney, S.C. (19) ; Virginia Common- wealth College, Richmond (20) ; Campbell College, Blues Creek, N.C. (21) ; Georgia Tech, At- lanta (25); and Winthrop Col- lege, Rockhill, S.C. (26).

The band will travel to Los Angeles during the first week of March to record their third album for Capitol at the label's studios in that city.

While on the west coast they will also play club and college dates in California and Oregon.

Sharing the Rod

Jerry Renewych of Chappell -Mon- treal, left, and Canadian recording artist Lorri Zimmerman, Quality Street Records, right, visit Rod Stewart backstage at the Montreal Forum after his recent SRO concert there.

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CAMPUS REPORT Monteiro on Grunt on Campus

By GARY K. COHEN Grunt Records, in a program

designed to "prove the value of college radio in selling records," has announced a time - buy to be run exclusively on college stations in early April.

Time will be bought for the new Hot Tuna LP, which will be released at that time.

A total of 24 college stations around the country are involved, and the amount of time to be purchased on all stations comes to over $2700. As Grunt's Stan Monteiro explained to Record World, "We know that there are two college stations that really sell - Cornell (WVBR-FM) and Brow n (WBRU-FM) - but we are sure that other stations in different markets sell records too." Grunt's buy will be co-ordinated through Nancy a n d Augie Blume on the West Coast, and all information will be passed along to RCA's field sales and promotion staff. "What we are doing," according to Monteiro, "is buying some time. We are asking the music director or program director involved to give some information to local retail stores, telling them `Grunt is buying time on our station from to Please assist us by having stock on their new and old albums in your store.' We then will follow through with the distributors and make sure that the product is available. The stations are involved in that they are informing the dealers of the time buy, and afore- mentioned dealers will have

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stock on the album.'' Monteiro hopes that the ad

program will help college stations. "We know that many stations are operating on a very tight budget and hope that something like this will help them out financially. We're doing this a little at a time - 10 or 15 stations at a time for a test. And you absolutely must have stock to back you up or the test doesn't make any sense."

In explaining his statement of "providing the value of college radio in selling records," Monteiro explained that RCA's executives and people in the industry will be watching to see what happens. "If a local store sold 15 or 20 Hot Tuna albums, and after the time buy it sold 50 to 65 albums, we know the buy did some good. And we will be watching all local retail accounts, not just the ones on. campus. Many stu- dents buy their albums off campus at a discount."

This program is an extension of Grunt's belief in the value of college radio. They presently service close to 800 college stations, who are on their "A" mailing list. "They get the same mailings at the same time. The records are all mailed out together for all stations on our mailing list. And reports on Grunt are passed around for local field promotion and sales people to use."

We will report on the out- come of their program in mid - April.

A&M Records has announced a campaign to "motivate young people to register and vote." As an incentive, A&M is releasing a special double album, which will be available only to people who have registered to vote. The album will feature cuts from recent A&M releases. including Cat Stevens and the Carpenters. A&M is also send- ing out a special voter registration single called "Use The Power (18)," which will be shipped in March. Andy Meyer, head of campus promotion, is handling the program.

Atlantic Records has announced that Asylum Recording artist Judee Sill will be appear- ing at the WAYN/Wayne State Convention to be held the first weekend in March in Detroit.

COLLEGE RADIO AIRPLAY REPORT

WDRLD WAYN-WAYNE STATE UNIV. Detroit, Mich. Rob Wunderlich ALL THE GOOD TIMES-

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-UA FACE TO FACE-Undisputed Truth-Gordy FM & AM-George Carlin-Little David GREATEST FOLKSINGERS-Vanguard MIKE HARRISON-Island RATCHELL-Decca

KCPK-CALIF. STATE POLY. Pomona, Calif. Tom Baker ALABAMA STATE TROUPERS-Elektra BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST AND OTHER

SHORT STORIES-Sire FRAGILE-Yes-Atlantic JO JO GUNNE-Asylum MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-Polydor

WMMR-UNIV. OF MINNESOTA Minneapolis, Minn. Mike Wild COLD SPRING HARBOR-Billy Joel-Family GOTTA GET BACK TO CISCO-

Gorgoni Martin & Taylor-Buddah PURE DEVOTION-Lindy Stevens-Decca TIGERS WILL SURVIVE-Ian Matthews-

Vertigo UNCLE JIM'S MUSIC-Kapp

WMOT-FM-MIDDLE TENN. STATE Murfreesboro, Tenn. Robert Mather A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK-

Faces-Warner Bros. BALLAD OF CALICO-Kenny Rogers-

Reprise BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST & OTHER SHORT

STORIES-Sire CHAPLIN'S BACK-Darius Brubeck-

Paramount MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-Polydor PAUL SIMON-Columbia

WLVC-FM-LOYOLA UNIV. Chicago, III. Dennis Christensen BABY I'M -A WANT YOU-Bread-Elektra FRAGILE-Yes-Atlantic MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-Polydor PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION-

Emerson, Lake & Palmer-Cotillion WILDERNESS ROAD-Columbia

WGSU-FM-STATE UNIV. COLLEGE Geneseo, N.Y. John Devlin GARCIA-Jerry Garcia-Warner Bros. GREENHOUSE-Leo Kottke-Capitol INNER CITY BLUES-

Grover Washington, Jr.-Kudu THE BEST OF E. POWER BIGGS-Columbia THINGS GOTTA CHANGE-Archie Shepp-

Impulse

WLVR-LEHIGH UNIV. Bethlehem, Pa. Jim Cameron A CLOCKWORK ORANGE-Soundtrack-WB DO IT NOW-Clifford Coulter-Impulse GREENHOUSE-Leo Kottke-Capitol MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-Polydor PAUL SIMON-Columbia

WFIB-UNIV. OF CINCINNATI Cincinnati, Ohio Rip Pelley AMERICA-Warner Bros. GREENHOUSE-Leo Kottke-Capitol PAUL SIMON-Columbia SITTIN' IN-Loggins with Messina-Col STRIVE, SEEK, FIND-

Burton & Cunico-Family WCYAYA-Osibisa-Decca

WBAU-FM-ADELPHI UNIV. Garden City, N.Y. Rick Kaiserman CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH-Capitol FRAGILE-Yes-Atlantic GENYA RAVAN-Columbia PAUL SIMON-Columbia REFLECTIONS-Pentangle-Reprise

WJMD-KALAMAZOO COLLEGE Kalamazoo, Mich. Paul Raben CLEVER DOGS CHASE THE SUN-

Kenny Young-Warner Bros. FREEDOM MEANS-Dells-Cadet GOODUNS-King Biscuit Boy-Paramount HALLELUJAH-Sweathog-Columbia KONGOS-John Kongos-Elektra TEENAGE LICKS-Stone The Crows-Polydor

WAMU-AMERICAN UNIV. Washington, D.C. Bruce Rosenstein GOODUNS-King Biscuit Boy-Paramount LEGENDARY MASTERS SERIES-

Eddie Cochran-UA MAMA AIN'T NOBODY'S FOOL-

Esther Mae Scott-Bomp PALADIN-Epic SITTIN' IN-Loggins with Messina-Col

WMUC-UNIV. OF MARYLAND College Park, Md. Sheldon Michaelson DAVID BROMBERG-Columbia CONSTANT THROB-John Klemmer-Impulse LEGENDARY MASTERS-Jan & Dean-UA NATURAL CAUSES-Richard Landis-Dunhill PAUL SIMON-Columbia

WFPC-FLA. PRES. COLLEGE St. Petersburg, Fla. Billy Kitchings ALL THE GOOD TIMES-

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-UA ALREADY A HOUSEHOLD WORD-

Repairs-Rare Earth DOUBLE BACK-Happy & Artie Traum-

Capitol FM & AM-George Carlin-Little David JAMMING WITH EDWARD-Various Artists-

Rolling Stones SCIENCE FICTION-Ornette Coleman-Col

WSUA-STATE UNIV. COLLEGE Albany, N.Y. Eric Lonschein FORMERLY FAT HARRY-Capitol KONGOS-John Kongos-Elektra SHAKE OFF THE DEMON-

Brewer & Shipley-Kama Sutra TIME TO FLY-David Pomeranz-Decca UNCLE JIM'S MUSIC-Kapp WCYAYA-Osibisa-Decca

WRPI-FM-RENSSELAER POLY. INST. Troy, N.Y. Joe Tardi BLUE OYSTER CULT-Columbia HEADKEEPER-Dave Mason-Blue Thumb INCREDIBLE! LIVE!-Country Joe-Vanguard PETER-Peter Yarrow-Warner Bros. TEENAGE LICKS-Stone The Crows-

Polydor WILD HORSES ROCK STEADY-

Johnny Hammond-Kudu

WFDU-FM-FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON U. Teaneck, N.J. Tony Loving DEAR FRIENDS-Firesign Theater-Col L.A. MIDNIGHT-B. B. King-ABC PETER-Peter Yarrow-Warner Bros. THERE'S GOTTA BE A CHANGE-

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"anti -drug abuse" campaigns, benefits for the

ill or infirm in hospitals, for orphans, for

Peace, for political candidates, for voter

registration, for joy, for minority groups, for unions, for education-in fact, for anything that moves us ahead! We shall also list efforts by radio stations, disc jockeys, record companies, promotion men . . . just so long as the efforts are for "free" and the efforts, once again, move us forward. Our new listing shall include stories about special efforts of people committed. It will seek to inform, to educate and to share. We shall try to be objective, but in all honesty, we have our own vision too and we wish to be a part of it all. And so we wait to hear from you. Call us and we'll print it. Artists Performing Gratis Pete Seeger-Sloop Benefit in Beacon, New York, February 27. Herbie Hancock-February 25-Oakland Colosseum for the Angela Davis Defense Fund. B. B. King-February 28, Rhode Island Correctional Institute, Howard, Rhode Island and February 29, Delaware Correctional Center, New Smyrna, Delaware.

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Smash of the week: Chakachas on Polydor.Big phones WCAR, 9-4 KQV, 9 San Francisco, exploded 28-18 KXOK, 35-25 KILT. New: KJR, WIBG, WAPE, WKLO. The new James Taylor: Jackson Browne is exploding as a superstar. The single is "Doctor My Eyes." It was re-recorded featuring Graham Nash and David Crosby singing and playing-and the high harmony is absolutely fantastic. Yes album going top 5 in about six weeks. Along time ago, we told you that this group from Europe would become the Super Group of 1972. Our prediction will now be realized. The single exploded 23-12 at KLIF. It is breaking in Boston, Cleveland, Houston, Memphis and Spokane. Hottest album in the nation-immediately: Neil Young. In two days, it is already top 5 at many retail stores. It exploded without any air play on any AM or FM station, which proves that word-of-mouth can make monsters today in records! Guaranteed next #1 record: "Rockin' Robin" by

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CLUB REVIEW

Pickett at Copa NEW YORK-Atlantic's Wil-

son Pickett ran on the Copa stage last week with what was rumored to be a $2500 suit and sang many tunes but none as forceful as "Proud Mary" and none with such deep -seeded emotion as "Only I Can Sing This Song," A hot show, which was opened by Jackie Moore, who sizzled in her own soul sauce.

It had to happen, Jackie Moore and Wilson Pickett at the Copacabana. Driving, pul- sating rhythm and blues.

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Michael Jackson. As predicted here for weeks, Motown is now forced to release it as a single.

Sure shot #1 R&B smash in Chicago: "Daydreaming" Aretha Franklin. Atlantic was forced to release it from album sooner than they expected.

Another Atlantic album cut explodes-forced out as a single: "Run Run Run" Jo Jo Gunne. It went right on KHJ, KLIF and WMAK. Smash! Smash! Smash! Previous smash prediction coming true:

Honeycone. New believers this week: KQV, WFIL, KJR, KLIF, WCAO, KJRB.

Sleeper of the week: Grin on Epic. This Baltimore - Washington monster is now #1 at WYRE, top 3 WPGC and has now been confirmed at key barometer station WLAV, Grand Rapids in outstate Michigan. We have been predicting he will be a Superstar. Another sure shot pic for the same price:

Linda Ronstadt on Capitol. We repeat our pic of last week. Singing bacxground are Jimmy Taylor and other heavyweights. Last week, we told you heavyweights would jump on it. Right on WCFL. Chart: WDGY and KJR. This is finally the year for Linda Ronstadt. We predict it.

R&B top 40 monster to be:Dramatics on Stax. Exploded in San Francisco, jumped 15-6 CKLW, 28-9 WCAR, 11 WKNR. New believers: WIBG, WFIL-LP, KJR, KOL, KJRB. Super LP cut-Opus, as predicted weeks ago before release: "Taxi" Harry Chapin, Elektra. Big phones

WVIC, Flint. Immediate believers . . . WRKO, KJR, WROV. Hot new action on Potliquor: WRKO, KLIV debut, WFIL-LP cut, WNOR. Former LP cut tip-now forced out as a single. Alice Cooper LP cut, "Be My Lover." On: KQV and KLIV. Already on KJR and WKNR. If you haven't heard it, you must: FANTASTIC!!! Another LP cut tip-forced out as single: "Sing A Simple Song of Freedom" on the Buckwheat LP on London. It went right on powerhouse KJR Seattle. Continuing story on J. J. Cale tip, "Crazy Mama." 13-11 WHBQ, 3 KILT, confirmed 22-12 WFOM, broke as a hit in L.A., 36-32 WIXY, as LP WRIT, chart debut WKOL.

Proven hit from Pittsburgh: P.G.&E. on Columbia. Now confirmed WKLO Louisville, went on powerhouse WVIC, 6-5 KQV. Chuck Brinkman says: "Doesn't anybody want to play a hit?" There is no question that this is a hit record for many markets. Another smash from WIP: Super confirmation from Dean Tyler, Philadelphia on "Candy Man"- Sammy Davis. Sales are now over 9,000 off WIP. Look for top 40 play here next week. Another confirmed hit from WOFL Chicago. Sugar Bears on Big Tree. We have been predicting this one for a month before it got any air play. It is over 20,000 in Chicago in a very short time. We repeat again: Another "Sugar Sugar," Believe us! Immediate monster album from monster movie: "Clockwork Orange." Hit cut "Pomp and Circumstance Part I," Georgio has exploded for Dunhill. Broke in L.A. off KHJ, "hit" San Francisco, 34-27 KLIF, good sales WKNR. Chart: WTIX, KILT, WDGY. New: WRIT, WKBW, WMAK, WVIC. Solid sleeper that will take time: Roberta Flack. WTIX, KDWB, WDGY. Another immediate R&B smash: Undisputed Truth- "What It Is." Giant sales.

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Stars Shine At NARM W The NARM Convention, which convenes Sunday, March

will have a galaxy of stars performing at the various social functions during the convention. On the opening night of the convention, following a cocktail party hosted by War- ner-Etektra-Atlantic, a dinner party featuring artists on the United Artists labels will be held.

David Frost, international TV personality, and the Ike and Tina Turner Revue will perform.

On Monday evening, at the NARM Scholarship Foundation Dinner, RCA artists will make up the entertainment bill. Dan- ny Davis and the Nashville Brass, Jerry Reed and Chet At- kins, all outstanding RCA country artists, will perform.

The Country Music Associa- tion Luncheon on Tuesday, will feature the Country Artist of the Year, Charley Pride, who records for RCA Records.

Wednesday's social schedule begins with a cocktail recep- tion hosted by ABC/Dunhill Records, and is followed by the Columbia Records dinner and show. Columbia artist Ray Conniff, his entire orchestra and singers, will perform as will Peter Nero and Free Move- ment.

The climax of the convention will be the NARM Awards Ban- quet on Thursday.

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Col's Campaign For `Music People'

NEW YORK - Columbia Records, which in 1968 became the first record company to run a major contemporary music campaign, has launched the fourth in a highly successful yearly series of such campaigns, This three-month campaign, entitled "The Music Peo- ple," will run from February through April and will concen- trate primarily on new artist development.

"The Music People" campaign is spearheaded by a three record album with that title. The album, which will retail for the price of a single record, $5.98, features 40 established and new artists such as Santana, Ten Years After, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Poco, Johnny Win- ter And, Kris Kristofferson, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage, as well as introducing new artists like Blue Oyster Cult, Pamela Polland, Jimmie Sphee- ris and Dr. Hook and the Medi- cine Show. The album contains "The Grand Coulee Dam" by Bob Dylan from the yet -un- released Woody Guthrie Album.

"The Music People" campaign, although focusing on breaking new artists, will include the entire catalogue of rock releases on Columbia and Epic/Columbia Custom Labels, records and tapes. Heavy advertising and sales promotion on local levels will implement the campaign, as will a specially -prepared series of half hour radio shows featuring music and interviews by Co- lumbia and Epic/Columbia Cus- tom Labels.

Budduh's Hit Kit NEW YORK The promo-

tion department of The Buddah Group has devised a way to try to get radio stations into their current singles release.

The package is called The Hit Kit and consists of a black Hit Kit box (7 inches square by 1 inch deep) holding seven current singles by seven artists from the Buddah Group.

Each single is packed in its own sleeve, and each sleeve is a different color.

The Hit Kit was devised by Jerry Sharell, national promotion director for the Buddah Group.

It was designed by art director Glen Christensen and produced by Milton Sincoff, Bud- dah's production manager.

Included in the Kit are current singles by Melanie, Brew- er and Shipley, Dust, Curtis Mayfield, Len Barry, Black and Ward, and Lou Christie.

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THE MUSIC PEOPLE VARIOUS ARTISTS-Columbia C3X 31280. There will probably be interest in this sampler that could knock you out with the weightiness of the talent involved. Not a Columbia rockster-well, maybe Paul Simon-is missing from these three discs. A highlight is Bob Dylan's "Grand Coulee Dam," due soon on the Woody Guthrie LP. MUSIC FROM ACROSS THE WAY JAMES LAST-Polydor PD 5505. If there is any more evocative title around than "Music From Across the Way," please advise. The Carl Sigman lyric, as performed and sung by James Last's crowd, provides a. sturdy peg on which Last hangs a lovely MOR package. Also here: "Joy to the World," "Here Comes the Sun." PATTI DAHLSTROM Uni 73127 (MCA). Here is a dream come true. When a girl looks like this, sounds like this and writes like this, she has to happen. Once the listener digs into her "And I Never Did," he or she will be hooked. And from there on it's a leve affair. Pick your favorite from a girl who deserves ranking with Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon. Va-voom. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD! THE MILLS BROTHERS- Paramount PAS 6024. Everything changes and the Mills Brothers go on and on. So the question becomes: although styles ehange, does quality? Right for MOR programming and buyers, the album contains a charming, little-known Cy Coleman -Carolyn Leigh song, "Come Summer" and "Lazy Bones." Publishers not listed.

INSTPUMENTAL DIRECTIONS THE ,MITE-LITERS-RCA LSP 4580. The title tells most of the story. These sides are sometimes instrumentals and sometimes not. Whether sung or simply played, the sap of life flows through them at a vigorous pace. Familiar and unfamiliar material is included for fans' delectation. THOMAS & RICHARD FROST Uni 73124. Here are a couple of fellows who are writing about life and not about other people's writing. In other words, they aren't imitators but thinkers. Their music is in that now voguish laid-back mood and they even comment on the trend. These fellows in short time or long time will become popular with the wise buyers. WEDNESDAY'S CHILD THOMAS F. BROWNE-Vertigo VEL 1011. Wednesday's child is full of woe-or does he have far to go? Either theme would be appropriate for Thomas F. Brown's first album, which is moody and intro- spective. The tunes have that air of the loner and should find those among buyers who like it like that.



Capitol Earnings For Second 1/4

HOLLYWOOD - Capitol In- dustries, Inc., last week reported sales of $41,925,000 for the second quarter ended De- cember 31, 1971 compared to $50,941,000 in the second quarter last year, reflecting the continuing adverse sales trend experienced during fiscal 1971. Net income was $1,186,000 or 25 cents per share compared to $1,865,000 or 40 cents per share during this period a year ear- lier.

For the first six months of fiscal 1972 sales were $69,490,- 000 and net income before extraordinary items was $1,- 262,000 or 27 cents per share. For the comparable period in fiscal 1971, sales were $85,042,- 000 and net income was $1,056,- 000 or 23 cents per share. There were 4,599,000 average shares outstanding this year versus 4,631,000 last year.

Although sales for the first six months of fiscal 1972 were lower by $15,552,000 or 18% than the comparable period last year, net income before extraordinary items increased by $206,- 000 or 20%, reflecting cost con- trol measures taken over the last nine months.

Springfield Award HOLLYWOOD - Capitol's

Rick Springfield has received the BNA Award for "Best Australian Composition of 1971" for his hit single, "Speak to the Sky." The song has been at the top of the Australian charts since late 1971.

Springfield is managed by Binder -Porter Productions, and has just returned from London where he has been cutting his first Capitol disc, due for Spring release.

Megan Signs

Megan McDonough, newly signed Wooden Nickel Records artist, is shown with co -producers Barry Fasman (left) and Jim Golden, president of the label. Miss Mc- Donough's first album "In The Megan Manner" will be released at the end of this month to tie-in with her upcoming college concert tour with John Denver.

Mercury Using Efficient New Magnafax Computer

CHICAGO - Around -the - clock use of facimile trans- mission techniques is providing Mercury Records with "con- trol tower" information about sales data at the same time that it is speeding shipments to distributors.

At its Chicago office, the record publishing firm can analyze sales, the effectiveness of pro- motions, and zero in on the right moment to discontinue one effort and begin another, thanks to the same day receipt of information on orders trans- mitted from its plants across the country. This shipping and sales data is run through two IBM 230/30 computers to real- izes the overall, up-to-the- minute picture.

Making the high-speed com- puterization "meaningful" is a Magnafax facimile transmis- sion network which gives exact - copy and immediate communications between the Chicago office and Mercury's five pressing plants in the United States.

That the sales analysis is achieved as a by-product of what is essentially a high-speed invoicing and shipping proce- dure is one of its economic benefits, according to Len z1imond, Production Manager.

Thus 15 minutes after a ship- ment leaves one of the plants, shipping invoice data is Magna - faxed to the Chicago office in exact -copy form. There the data is processed by the computer and a bill is automatically printed out and sent to the wholesaler. Meanwhile, the computer analyzes the order and prints out a picture of the sales activity based on the received invoices.

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